Sickness insurance
The sickness insurance system is intended for people in remunerative work, for whom it provides security through financial sickness insurance benefits in cases of so-called short-term social events (temporary inability to work due to an illness, injury or quarantine, caring for a family member, pregnancy and maternity or caring for a child).
Since 1 January 2009, sickness insurance has been regulated through the Act No. 187/2006 Coll. on Sickness Insurance, as amended. This Act represents a comprehensive regulation of sickness insurance, including the following issues:
- Persons participating in sickness insurance (i.e. employees, members of the armed forces and safety brigades, and self-employed people),
- The entitlements to sickness insurance benefits and the stipulation of their amounts,
- Health assessment for sickness insurance purposes,
- The organisation of sickness insurance,
- Management of sickness insurance.
Premiums for sickness insurance remained to be regulated by Act No. 589/1992 Coll. on Premiums for Social Security and Contributions to the State Employment Policy, as amended.